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Begoña (name)
''Begoña'' is a popular girls name in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country and in Spanish-speaking areas. It is derived from the church dedicated to Our Lady of Begoña, and Begoña, the name of the neighbourhood in Bilbao where the church is situated. As a given name * Begoña Alfaro, Spanish politician * Begoña Ameztoy, Spanish writer * Begoña Aranguren, Spanish journalist and writer * Begoña Blasco, Spanish gymnast * Begoña Curero Sastre, Spanish Paralympic swimmer * Begoña Errazti, Spanish politician * Begoña Fernandez, Spanish handball player * Begoña Fernández (mathematician), Mexican mathematician and mathematics professor * Begoña Gómez (judoka), Spanish judoka * Begoña García Grau, Spanish hockey player * Begoña Gumucio, Chilean sailor * Begoña García Piñero, Spanish basketball player * Begoña Huertas, Spanish writer * Begoña Larzabal, Spanish hockey player * Begoña Maestre, Spanish actress * Begoña Narváez, Mexican actress and model * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basque Country (greater Region)
The Basque Country (; ; ) is the name given to the home of the Basque people.Larry Trask, Trask, R.L. ''The History of Basque'' Routledge: 1997 The Basque Country is located in the western Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain on the coast of the Bay of Biscay. Encompassing the Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Communities of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country and Navarre in Spain and the Northern Basque Country in France, the region is home to the Basque people (), their Basque language, language (), culture and traditions. The area is neither linguistically nor culturally homogeneous, and certain areas have a majority of people who do not consider themselves Basque, such as the south of Navarre. The concept is still highly controversial, and the Supreme Court of Navarre has upheld a denial of government funding to school books that include the Navarre community within the Basque Country area. Etymology The name in Basque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begoña Larzabal
Begoña Aránzazu Larzábal Fernández (born 19 January 1971 in Madrid) is a former field hockey midfielder from Spain, who represented her native country at two consecutive Olympic Games: in 1996 and 2000. At her last try she finished fourth with the Spanish national team, after a 2–0 loss in the bronze medal game against the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether .... References * External links * 1971 births Sportspeople from San Sebastián Field hockey players from Gipuzkoa Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic field hockey players for Spain Spanish female field hockey players Field hockey players from Madrid {{Spain-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Names
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Begoña
María Begoña Labraga Picado (1 April 1925 in Bilbao, Spain – 12 April 2020 in Madrid, Spain), better known by the stage name of Mary Begoña, was a Spanish vedette and actress. She started dancing at age 7 and performed in venues in Madrid while she was studying at the Academies of Quiroga, Ompín and Monreal. Then she studied with Antonio Bautista and Sacha Goudine in Barcelona. She debuted in a musical revue at the age of fourteen and during Spanish Civil War (from 1936 to 1939) was part of the CNT Union. In 1943, Begoña worked in Valencia in Juanita Reina's acting troupe, but returned to Madrid to debut in the Teatro Calderón. In 1945 she appeared in the revue ''Danubio Azul'' (Blue Danube) with Manolo Caracol and Lola Flores and the following year was the principal vedette in the revue ''De la Tierra a Venus'' (From the Earth to Venus). For the next several years she performed in variety shows with various acting troupes, such as ''Tres días para quererte'' (1945), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begoña Vitoriano
Begoña Vitoriano Villanueva (born 1967) is a Spanish applied mathematician and operations researcher whose work concerns the logistics of humanitarian aid and disaster relief. She is an associate professor in the Department of Statistics and Operational Research at the Complutense University of Madrid, and the president of the Spanish Statistics and Operations Research Society. Education and career Vitoriano, who is Spanish, was born in 1967. She studied mathematics and operations research at the Complutense University of Madrid. Despite difficulties caused by the death of her father in the first year of her studies, the need to support herself through private tutoring, and the birth of two children during her studies, she earned a bachelor's degree there in 1990 and completed her Ph.D. in 1994. She became an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics and Operational Research at the Complutense University of Madrid from 1990 to 1997. In 1995, when she traveled to El S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begoña Villacís
Begoña Villacís Sánchez (born 4 November 1977) is a Spanish lawyer and former politician. A member of the Citizens (Spanish political party), Citizens party, she was a councillor in the City Council of Madrid from 2015 to 2023. From 2019 to 2023, she was deputy mayor of Madrid in the government of Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida. Early life and career Villacís was born in Madrid in 1977 and her first studies were at La Salle de San Rafael charter school. She lived in Virginia, U.S. between 1992 and 1995. She obtained her degree on law in 2000 from CEU San Pablo University and in 2002 she obtained a master's degree in Tax Advice and Tax Law by the Comillas Pontifical University. She said she decided to be a lawyer while watching the film 12 Angry Men (1957 film), ''12 Angry Men''. In June 2003, she became responsible for the Tax, Labour and Commercial Law Areas at Legalitas, a law firm in Spain. As an analyst of legal issues, she regularly collaborated in well-known te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begoña Via Dufresne
Begoña is a historical municipality of Biscay ( Basque Country, Spain) and is a neighbourhood and urban district of Bilbao. ''Begoña'', or more puristically but also more rarely spelled ''Begoina'', means 'the lower foot', referring to the slopes of Mount Artxanda which lie to the north of the city. Originally Begoña included all the uplands south and east of the medieval walled town, which now form the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and parts of the 5th urban districts of Bilbao, but was incorporated into the city in 1925. Begoña urban district Begoña is the 4th urban district of Bilbao and lies at the eastern end of the city. It borders the 3rd district (Otxarkoaga-Txurdinaga) to the north and the 5th district (Ibaiondo) to the west and south. The district includes the neighbourhoods of Santutxu, Bolueta and ''Begoña'' proper. Begoña neighbourhood Begoña proper is a small residential neighbourhood between the Basilica of Begoña and the garden area of Etxebarria Park. It is Flanked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begoña Vila
María Begoña Vila Costas (born 1963) is a Spanish astrophysicist specializing in the study of spiral galaxies. She currently resides in Washington, D.C. and works as a systems engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. She is the lead engineer for the Fine Guidance Sensor and Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (FGS-NIRISS) on the James Webb Space Telescope – the Hubble's successor – in addition to being in charge of the final cold test of the group of instruments before their integration with the telescope. She is now working on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Career Begoña Vila studied Astrophysics at the University of Santiago de Compostela and the from 1981 to 1986. She received her doctorate in Astrophysics at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester in 1989. Beginning in 2006 she worked on the design and construction of the Fine Guidance Sensor and Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (FGS-NIRISS) tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begoña Vargas
Begoña Vargas (born 18 December 1999) is a Spanish actress and dancer. Biography Begoña Vargas was born in Madrid on 18 December 1999. At age 10, she started studies at a dance school in Loeches, after which she also began to train her acting chops. While Vargas made her television debut by playing a guest role in ''Centro Médico'' and also performed in ''Paquita Salas'', she had her television breakthrough role in '' La otra mirada''. She ensuingly landed main roles in '' Boca Norte'' and ''High Seas''. She made her feature film debut with a performance in the 2020 horror film '' 32 Malasana Street''. In 2020, she joined the casts of Daniel Monzón's ''Outlaws'' (starring alongside Marcos Ruiz and Chechu Salgado) and Daniel Calparsoro's ''Centauro'' (starring alongside Carlos Bardem and Àlex Monner). In 2021, she joined the casts of the Netflix series '' Welcome to Eden'' and the second season of the Movistar+ fantasy series ''Paradise In religion and folklore, paradise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begoña Sánchez
Begoña Sánchez Santos (born 26 June 1969) is a Spanish team handball player who played for the Spanish national team. She was born in Madrid. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ..., where the Spanish team placed seventh.Profile: Begoña Sánchez ''sports-reference.com'' (Retrieved on 24 January 2014) References 1969 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begoña Román Maestre
Begoña Román Maestre (Petrer, 1965) is a Spanish philosopher, university professor, and researcher. Early life and education Begoña Román was born in the town of Petrer, Province of Alicante. She received her PhD in philosophy from the University of Barcelona in 1993 with a thesis entitled under the direction of Artur Juncosa Carbonell. Career and research She was a professor at Ramon Llull University and director of the Chair of Ethics at the same university (1996–2007). Beginning in 2021, she became a professor at the University of Barcelona. She has supervised seventeen doctoral theses. Roman Maestre is a member of the consolidated research group (Aporía: Contemporary Philosophy, Ethics and Politics). Her area of specialization is ethics applied to professional and organizational environments, where she teaches at the university and provides training in institutions. She chairs the Ethics Committee of the (Social Services of Catalonia) and is a member of the (Bioe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Begoña Reina López
Begoña Reina López (born 14 March 1975 in Zaragoza) is an S9 swimmer from Spain. She competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games where Internatio ..., winning a pair of bronze medals in the 100 meter breaststroke and the 4 x 100 meter 34 points medley relay. References External links * * 1975 births Living people Spanish female breaststroke swimmers Paralympic swimmers for Spain Paralympic gold medalists for Spain Paralympic bronze medalists for Spain Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Zaragoza S9-classified para swimmers Medalists at the World Para ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
